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Description: | A Post Medieval complete cast copper alloy guard from the lower part of the handle of a late eighteenth century military sword.The guard consists of two flat sub-oval faces joined with a central panel at the centre of which is a rectangular opening to accommodate a tang, measuring 14.8mm long and 11.7mm wide. The two faces are slightly different in size but are otherwise symmetrical. The guard has raised edges around the outside edge and around the central opening. The flat faces are decorated with incised lines, now faint, which suggest foliate decoration. The central panel is decorated with short incised transverse lines, with longer, thicker lines in V shapes at the corners and between the indented edge and the central opening. The top surface retains a shiny appearance, with some green patination. The guard is slightly bent on the larger side.The guard measures 63.5mm in length, 53.9mm in width, 2.5mm thick and weighs 44.5 g.Similar guards from the Isle of Wight have been recorded on the PAS database: IOW-FE8193 is a similar guard with different decoration; IOW-BEB276 is a similar, plainer, guard.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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